Eighth Grade Review (2018)

Eighth Grade

  Directed by youtuber and comedian Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade is the story of a young girl (Played by Elsie Fisher) in her last year of (You guessed it) Eighth Grade.
  I'm just gonna get straight to it and say that I absolutely ADORED this film. Bo Burnham did something here that I can't say I've seen before on screen, and that is capture the way teenagers actually behave. If I had to pick one word to describe this film, it would be authentic. From the acne covered teens, to the fact that the actors were all actually in eighth grade, to the way they talked and stumbled around, it was all so true.
  Eighth Grade takes a look at what life is like for the modern teen and how technology has influenced the way they grow up.
  It's hilarious and cringey in the same way The Office is, capitalizing on how unaware kids are of themselves at this age and how awkward it is to grow into yourself. I loved how they didn't feel the need to dramatize elements of the story for entertainment's sake. They kept the stakes familiar and small, yet found a way to make them still cinematic through the use of humor and relateability.
  Elsie Fisher gave a perfect, heartfelt, vulnerable performance alongside a talented cast, and I can't wait to see her in future films.
  Eighth Grade is one of the best films of the year and absolutely (A Must See). 10 out of 10 stars.